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Lavigne was born in [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Belleville,_Ontario][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Belleville, Ontario[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] on September 27, 1984, the daughter of Judy and John Lavigne.[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-unofficialbiog-22][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000][23][/u]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-canadacool-23"[u][24][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] Lavigne's birth name is usually [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/English_pronunciation][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]pronounced[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] in an [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Anglicized][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]anglicized[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] way as above ("La-Veen"). In [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/French_language][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]French[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], it is commonly pronounced [/color][/size][url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Avril_Lavigne.ogg][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]/avʁil laˈviɲ/[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] ([/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]help[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000]·[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Image:Avril_Lavigne.ogg][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]info[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000])). [i]Avril[/i] is French for "April", while [i]la vigne[/i] means "[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Vineyard][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]the vineyard[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000]". Her [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/French-Canadian][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]French-Canadian[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] parents are devoutly [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Baptist][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Baptist[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000].[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-24][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000][25][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] She has an elder brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Michelle.[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-25][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000][26][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] Lavigne's mother was the first to spot young Lavigne’s talent. At the age of 2, Lavigne began singing along with her mother on [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Church_(building)][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]church[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] songs. The family moved to [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Napanee][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Napanee[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Ontario][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Ontario[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], when Lavigne was five years old.
In 1998, Lavigne won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Shania_Twain][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Shania Twain[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] on her first major concert tour. She appeared alongside Twain at her concert in [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Ottawa][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Ottawa[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], appearing on stage to sing "[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/What_Made_You_Say_That][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]What Made You Say That[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000]". She was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Country_music][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]country[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] covers at a [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Chapters][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Chapters[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] bookstore in [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Kingston,_Ontario][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Kingston[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Ontario][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Ontario[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000].[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-unofficialbiog-22][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000][23][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Lavigne was spotted by local [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Folk_singer][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]folk singer[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] Steve Medd, who invited her to sing on his song, "Touch the Sky," for his 1999 album, [i]Quinte Spirit[/i]. She also sang on, "Temple of Life," and, "Two Rivers," for his follow up album, [i]My Window to You[/i], in 2000.[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-unofficialbiog-22][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000][23][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000]
At the age of 16, she was signed by Ken Krongard, the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/A%26R][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]artists-and-repertoire (A&R)[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] representative of [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Arista_Records][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Arista Records[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], who invited the head of Arista, [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Antonio_Reid][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Antonio "L.A." Reid[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], to hear her sing at the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/New_York_City][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]New York City[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000] studio of producer [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Peter_Zizzo][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Peter Zizzo[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000].[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-unofficialbiog-22][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000][23][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000]
She then completed work on her first album, [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Let_Go_(Avril_Lavigne_album)][i][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]Let Go[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000]. [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/The_Matrix_(music_producer)][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]The Matrix[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:216f=#800000], who worked extensively with Lavigne on the album, commented on her songwriting, saying, "We had a fabulous and unique experience with Avril, who was then a 16-year-old rapidly growing songwriter with tremendous raw talent. The songs were conceived on [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Piano][u][size=25][color:216f=#800000]piano[/u][/color][/size][/url] [color:216f=#800000]and [/color][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Guitar][u][color:216f=#800000]guitar[/u][/color][/url][color:216f=#800000] by four people: The Matrix (3) and Avril. Avril was instrumental in the songs' creation. We were all very close during the making of the record."[[/color][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources/lWhen_quoting_someone][i][u][color:216f=#800000]cite this quote[/i][/u][/color][/url][color:216f=#800000]][/color][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-26][u][color:216f=#800000][27[/u][/color][/url]
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